Founded and led by leaders who ran identity at top universities
Your Universal Identity Adapter For the Research and Education Ecosystem.
Identity in higher ed doesn't stop at the campus boundary.
Researchers, applicants, alumni, and partners need access across institutions and systems. Cirrus connects what you already have to who and what comes next.
Bridge extends your enterprise SSO into research and education federation. Proxy connects external users to the applications they need using identities they already have.
MAKING ACCESS EASIER FOR 200+ INSTITUTIONS SINCE 2013
What we solve
Two products.
Multiple solutions for higher ed identity.
Every Cirrus engagement starts with a specific job to be done. Whether you're joining InCommon, modernizing your identity infrastructure, opening systems to applicants, or giving alumni a path back in, the work is the same shape: Cirrus connect the systems you already have to the users and applications that need them.
Connect your modern IdP to the research and education ecosystem.
Join InCommon, keep legacy applications working, and retire infrastructure like Shibboleth and CAS.
Join InCommon
Connect Entra ID, Okta, or Duo SSO to InCommon without standing up new federation infrastructure.
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Retire Legacy Identity Infrastructure
Retire self-hosted federation infrastructure, including Shibboleth and CAS without disrupting users or reconfiguring applications.
Explore solution → Sign-in for every user your institution serves beyond enrolled students and active staff.
Applicant Access
Let applicants use their Slate credentials to access financial aid, housing, and other services before campus accounts exist.
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Guest Access
Give vendors, parents, community members, and other guests a consistent way to sign in without creating more campus accounts.
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Academic Colleagues
Let researchers and colleagues from partner institutions sign in with credentials they already use at their home organization.
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Alumni & Retirees
Keep access available after someone leaves without maintaining their former institutional account.
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Continuing Ed
Let non-degree and lifelong learners sign in without creating another campus identity to manage.
Explore solution → Stay connected